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Arizona GOP Chair's Congressional Bid Tests the Limits of Endorsement Politics

Gina Swoboda, chair of Arizona's Republican Party, has announced her congressional campaign with former President Donald Trump's endorsement to replace retiring Rep. David Schweikert in the nation's wealthiest district. This endorsement-driven campaign represents precisely the kind of personality-driven politics that threatens to undermine our constitutional institutions and the rule of law our democracy depends on.

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The Arizona Crucible: When a Primary Battle Becomes a Proxy War for the Soul of the GOP

In a contentious Arizona GOP gubernatorial debate, Rep. Andy Biggs positioned himself as the candidate best positioned to defeat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, while his primary opponent Rep. David Schweikert attacked him as being 'wholly owned by' the far-right group Turning Point USA and argued that his own moderation is key to winning independent voters. This primary clash lays bare a desperate and destructive struggle for the soul of a major American state, pitting the forces of extreme, institution-capturing populism against a last-ditch defense of pragmatic governance, with the very integrity of Arizona's democratic future hanging in the balance.